HOW CARBONLESS FORMS ARE MADE

Carbonless forms are printed with paper containing microcapsules on the papers surfaces that transfers the original image using pen pressure to the subsequent multi part carbonless copies underneath eliminating the need for obsolete and messy carbon paper.  Also known as "NCR Forms" (meaning no carbon required) our offering of standard carbonless forms are available in 2 part carbonless (white/yellow), 3 part carbonless (white/yellow/pink), and 4 part carbonless (white/yellow/pink/gold).  These 2, 3, and 4 part paper sequences are known as "pre-collated" carbonless forms meaning they can all be printed at the same time rather than individually.  Carbonless forms are also available in custom sequences in up to 5 parts.  With pre-collated carbonless forms any machine or hand collating of the colored multiple parts is eliminated resulting in a lower cost carbonless form as compared to a "non pre-collated" type.  The non pre-collated types are custom sequence carbonless forms that require each copy or part to be printed individualy and then collated either by hand or by machine after the printing process.  Most carbonless forms are edge glued after printing resulting in a form that can be manually separated or pulled apart after the carbonless copies are imaged.  Some custom carbonless forms are called snap out forms such as receipt books or invoices and are perforated with a stub so that the individual parts of the invoice can be separated from the stub while keeping the other copies intact. 

The microcapsules on carbonless paper transfers the top copy image to the multiple parts underneath by pressure applied by pen, pencil, or mechanical strike (such as a dot matrix printer head) allowing the image to be transferred as a duplicate of the top copy.  The liquid dye and oil-filled microcapsules on carbonless ncr paper requires sufficient pressure applied to make the image transfer visible on subsequent copies.  For this reason you must apply sufficient pressure when writing on carbonless copy papers.  Also be aware that 4 part carbonless paper will require more pressure than 2 part carbonless paper to get the desireable image transfer.

At Discount Printing Service we use high quality name brand carbonless papers for superior quality 2 part, 3 part and 4 part printed forms.  All of our carbonless forms products are proudly printed in the USA.

We offer the following standard sizes of carbonless forms and we also can do custom carbonless forms as well:

2 Part Carbonless Forms - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
2 Part Carbonless Forms - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
2 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 7
2 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 11 Letter
2 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 14 Legal
2 Part Carbonless Forms - 11 x 17 Tabloid

3 Part Carbonless Forms - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
3 Part Carbonless Forms - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
3 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 7
3 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 11 Letter
3 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 14 Legal
3 Part Carbonless Forms - 11 x 17 Tabloid

4 Part Carbonless Forms - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
4 Part Carbonless Forms - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
4 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 7
4 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 11 Letter
4 Part Carbonless Forms - 8 1/2 x 14 Legal
4 Part Carbonless Forms - 11 x 17 Tabloid